Television on Master Giraffe
This would be interesting, and because it’s HBO doing it - I believe it could turn out quite good. Like a poor man’s entourage. But he’s still a tool.
Anthony Kiedis – shirt-fearing frontman of Red Hot Chili Peppers and hard-luck autobiographer – is said to be turning his memoir Scar Tissue into an HBO series. The channel is renowned for its big-budget and high-quality TV productions, such as The Sopranos, The Wire, Oz and Deadwood.
According to The Guardian, Kiedis is developing the show with producers Marc Abrams and Michael Benson. “The projected series will focus on Kiedis’s unconventional early life in Los Angeles, living with his father Spider, a drug dealer to rock stars on Sunset Strip,” reports the paper. The reaction to the Scar Tissue book was decidedly mixed. Some praised its honesty and insight, while others dismissed it as self-indulgent drudgery. Regardless, the TV series is set to be more “offbeat comedy” than drug-addled drama.
“I love mulling over all this raw material,” Kiedis told Daily Variety. “[My father is] into it too He sees it as our last great hurrah. For us to be reconnecting to construct these memories – the women and the rock bands and the doormen of these clubs – is exciting.”
And cure cancer. It is a vile thing.
Because we do. We’re pretty big fans of HBO’s Deadwood here at Master Giraffe, and just for the sake of entertainment, I’m going to post and old but highly entertaining video. This one comes with a shout out to our supporter Emil. (This one’s for you buddy.)
Shaun Micallef
Because who else? Go take some time for yourself and search ‘Shaun Micallef’ into Youtube.
Well the classic video clip of ‘pierce brosnan pointing on a horse because he uses hand cream’ still remains in the minds of the MG crew. So much in my mind that I mixed it into a song. Then I made it into a video clip.
David Mott
Who is David Mott? Well he’s Channel Ten’s chief programmer and has axed ‘Big Brother’ after a long and painful eight year stint on television.
David Mott! You are a legend. No more Kyle Sandilands, no more Jackie O and no more ruining what is a prime television spot. Bring back re-runs of ‘the Simpsons’ or Seinfeld.
Read more about it from this link:
Even if you don’t like Kath & Kim (I was a fan of the first series before they decided to ‘bring on the suck’), you MUST check out this video of what Kath & Kim will be like in the US.
It’s an absolute shame!
Pierce Brosnan!
Why did we opt for Pierce Brosnan? Well to be honest, he did ruin James Bond. Don’t deny it. His Bond is like Adam West’s Batman. There’s no integrity. Then he redeemed himself. Pierce Brosnan uses Vita Lift from Loreal Men Expert, and as a result, he can ride a horse in slow motion and direct his comrades to something fucking awesome in the distance by pointing with the SMOOTHEST FINGERS IN THE WORLD.
If that doesn’t warrant a Person of the Week award, then we don’t know what does.
Empire isn’t a bad magazine, in fact their reviews of films are usually quite spot-on. But this recent publication of their ‘50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time’ has raised a few eyebrows on my behalf.
You can see the full the list of shows and their opinions why just here: http://www.empireonline.com/50greatesttv/
Otherwise, the simple list goes as follows:
50. Quantum Leap
49. Prison Break
48. Veronica Mars
47. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
46. Sex And The City
45. Farscape
44. Cracker
43. Star Trek (The Original Series)
42. Only Fools And Horses
41. Band Of Brothers
40. Life On Mars
39. Monty Python’s Flying Circus
38. Curb Your Enthusiasm
37. Star Trek: The Next Generation
36. Father Ted
35. Alias
34. Fraiser
33. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
32. Babylon 5
31. Deadwood
30. Dexter
29. ER
28. Fawlty Towers
27. Six Feet Under
26. Red Dwarf
25. Futurama
24. Twin Peaks
23. The Office (UK Version)
22. The Shield
21. Angel
20. Blackadder
19. Scrubs
18. Arrested Development
17. South Park
16. Doctor Who
15. Heroes
14. Firefly
13. Battlestar Galactica
12. Family Guy
11. Seinfeld
10. Spaced
9. The X Files
8. The Wire
7. Friends
6. 24
5. Lost
4. The West Wing
3. The Sopranos
2. Buffy The Vampire Slayer
1. The Simpsons
So first off, this list is seriously lacking some British shows. ‘The Office’ and ‘Fawlty Towers’ not even getting into the top 20? What the hell is that all about.
Also, ‘24′ and ‘Lost’ at number 6 and 5 respectively? What the fuck is that all about? Sure, the shows aren’t THAT bad, but we’re talking about the ‘50 Greatest Shows of All Time’ here. Maybe if it was the ‘50 Greatest American Wank Off From Writers Who Have Ran Out Of Ideas So We’ll Just Blow Up Shit Or Throw Hobbits On An Island TV Shows of All Time’, then their positions may me more respected.
Ok, now ‘Seinfeld’ SHOULD NEVER be placed behind ‘Friends’.
The list is lacking some older television shows, especially ‘The Bill’ - the longest television show of all time! But unfortunately ‘CSI’, ‘Heroes’ and ‘Prison Break’ deserve to be in the list first.
Also, this list could have done with some children television shows. I’m sure many would agree with me that shows like ‘Gumby’, ‘Angry Beavers’ and ‘Transformers’ would grant a place too.
Oh well, massive fail on Empire’s behalf. STICK TO FILMS.
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